\covenant{The Camarilla}
{``Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life.''}
{\desc{The Camarilla is, according to its own history, an ancient truce declared between various supernatural creatures long ago in Babylon. It was apparently put together in the face of some grave threat which is no longer talked about. Members of the Camarilla are called ``Kindred,'' and the regional leadership is divided into ``cities,'' ``domains,'' and ``kingdoms'' of which terms are all used interchangeably. Regional leadership is held by a Primogen Council, which powerful kindred are appointed to for life, and this council is led by a Prince or Aval (both are unisex terms which predate their use in royalty). How much influence the prince actually has varies from region to region. A primogen or prince who travels to another domain is automatically a member of the primogen council wherever they happen to be.}

\desc{Laws of the Camarilla are hopelessly baroque, and most of the old ones are shockingly specific and draconian and inscribed into clay tablets. They have by and large been repealed and replaced with ones which are easier for everyone to get along with. Still, there are some hangers on, as it is widely reported that it is still technically a death sentence for the perpetrator and their three closest friends to steal an aurochs from a member of the kindred.}

\desc{Tonight, the Camarilla remains strong in the Middle East and North Africa. It has spread somewhat into North America in the American South. Once it extended the entire length of the Silk Road and all through Southern Europe, but both of those areas have broken off over the centuries. If you go West or North from Bulgaria you get into Sabbat territory. And if you go North or East from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan you get into Carthian territory. The Camarilla is bordered on its southern reaches of the old world by World Crime League territory. It is a noticeable source of contention that from the Camarilla's founding lands in Persia you can literally see Afghans who work (albeit unknowingly) for the WCL.}}
{8th century BCE, Persia}